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Biblical widows and Granny Lyle
Granny Lyle was widowed in 1957. For as long as I knew her, she lived alone in a house not her own; she had never lived in her own home, going from her parents into service with the local doctor … Continue reading
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Tagged 1Kings 17:17-24, Daily Office, family, grandmothers, lectionary, Luke 18:1-8, Luke 7:11-17, Widows, Year C Proper 5
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Raising the dead
They say that Elijah raised a fatherless child, stretched out corpselike over his body, breathing for him, with him, breathing until his new life began. His mother, from then on, developed a habit of peering over his shoulder into the … Continue reading
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